Thoughts on Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Motivation

The only limitation to achieving our dreams – us

If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves.

–Thomas Alva Edison

Many of the people I talk to say to me

“It’s great that you have started on your own, but I do not have courage/capability/ technical know-how/money etc. to fulfill my dreams”.

To them, my question is who ever had them all or even some of the things that you talk about? Only a very few. Only a very few of us were born in families that gave them a head start. Most of us represent the middle class around the world. If we take a look at the leaders today ( the leaders we admire for honesty, integrity and social services), most of them were in the middle class before they really became what they are.

I have met people who are not jealous though envious of every man they meet, who is trying to move out of the grind. They hope that one day, even they would have the courage to step forward and do the things they wanted to do. Unfortunately, they are held back by their own fears. They are afraid that once they move out of for example ‘the secure job’, they will never be able to come back. They are afraid of the family’s or society’s non-acceptance of their venture. They are scared of taking the new path which they know is rewarding but the uncertainty of taking it, stops them.

Most of the time , their dream remains a dream. They may not reach the destination they desired because of the circumstances but how can they ever think of reaching there , if they never ever started ( unless they have a Genie who takes them there).

“Never starting out means never reaching there”

I once found about Nick Vujicic on the internet while I too was looking for some motivation. He is an extraordinary person who despite enormous odds is living the life to the fullest. He has never cared for what he did not have. He went ahead and did almost everything that a normal person can or would do. He is inspiration to everyone. And I think, all of us can learn a lot from him.

I asked myself that day, I have everything that is needed. My body is intact and my mind is working. But I am down in despair. Why is this happening to me?

” When we dream about something, the only thing that stands between us and completing that dream is ‘US’ “

Another impediment we have towards achieving our dream, is that like with any other ‘job’,we can reach our destination in a linear progression. Most of the time, it is not. Though world does not obey you but it listens to you. If you keep your sights to the target and even though the route may be circuitous and difficult, you will probably reach there.

So to achieve your dreams you have to

first identify your dream

buckle up and get ready

Plan how would you reach your dream

Set up a time frame

If you cannot reach it in the time frame, do not stop and keep trying

Have a lot of patience

Work hard to reach your dream

I hope you are inspired and ready to make your dream come true.

If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves.

About The Author

Ashvini Saxena is a blogger, entrepreneur and coding enthusiast. He writes for this blog. He is the developer of famous plugin like Share Juice Pro and Comment Juice. You can connect with him at Google+ and Twitter

This is very inspiring. One thing I think all of us need to understand is that reaching our dreams is not supposed to be easy. It’s supposed to be difficult. Otherwise, I don’t think anybody would even consider that as their ‘dream’. In addition, I also think that one will only reach their dreams when they have already discovered what their passion is. So this is I think the first step anyone who would like to be successful do. Find your passion, then do whatever it takes to reach that dream.

Brilliant post…buddy. I feel so rejuvenated after reading it. I agree..it all starts with a dream. A person without a dream is a bird without wings. Everyone should have a dream in his/her life and he/she must be focused to work on the same. Great points mentioned in your post related to the same. Keep it up and many thanks for dropping by my blog. You too have a great blog. Keep blogging. All the best :)